Prognathodes obliquus, the oblique butterflyfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is endemic to St Paul Rocks in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Prognathodes |
| Species: | P. obliquus
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| Binomial name | |
| Prognathodes obliquus (Lubbock & A. J. Edwards, 1980)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Chaetodon obliquus Lubbock & A.J. Edwards, 1980 | |
Destruction of its habitat by pollution, marine construction and pollution has rendered it vulnerable to extinction.
References
edit- ^ Rocha, L.A.; Pyle, R.; Craig, M.T. (2010). "Prognathodes obliquus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T4363A10818146. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T4363A10818146.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Prognathodes obliquus". FishBase. December 2019 version.